Shimla, Sep 19
Despite torrential rain and extensive damage to roads in Himachal Pradesh, 1.73 crore apple boxes of 20 kg each have reached various markets, the government said on Friday.
This marks a significant increase compared to 1.23 crore boxes during this period last year.
Damaged roads have been either restored or temporarily reconnected in record time to ensure smooth transportation of apples, said the government.
Even during peak damage, government machinery worked round the clock to facilitate apple growers.
A government spokesperson said that from Shimla and Kinnaur districts, 1.09 crore boxes were sold by the APMC against 77,40,164 boxes last year.